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Bernie Sanders to hold economic inequality conversation at Duke

By David Saff | January 16

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II will hold a public conversation hosted by the Duke University Chapel on Jan. 19 ...

The Duke University Chapel on Duke’s West Campus, as photographed in 2017, serves as a symbol of the university.

UNC, Duke researchers find obesity could be genetic

By Kayli Watson | December 4

Research by UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University has found obesity may have a genetic component.

Duke researchers create artificial human heart muscle tissue

By Georgia Wieland-Stanford | November 30

Researchers at Duke University have created an artificial human heart muscle tissue that can be used to help treat heart attack patients. According to ...

Meet Gabi Stewart, Duke's newest Rhodes Scholar

By Lucas Risinger | November 26

Gabi Stewart, a classics major at Duke, was one of 32 Americans awarded the Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford last week.

Girl code: University programs promote women and girls in STEM

By Mitra Norowzi | November 20

Despite research showing increased diversity of work teams yields better performance in the technology sector, the industry is still plagued by a lack ...

Duke aims to solve racial and ethnic health care disparities with new center

By Kayli Watson | November 14

Duke is launching a center that will aim to decrease health care disparities among racial and ethnic minorities.

Duke professor attempts to ban student journalists from class

By Lucas Risinger | November 12

A Duke University economics professor’s syllabus prohibiting The Duke Chronicle writers from taking the class has been met with public concern and outcry. ...

UNC settles anti-trust lawsuit, Duke suit pending

By Olivia Slagle | November 9

A partial settlement of a lawsuit against UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University filed in 2015 was granted initial approval by a federal judge in October. ...

Q&A with Duke professor Robin Gurwitch about the psychological imapcts of large-scale traumatic events

By Emily Davis | October 8

On Oct. 1, 58 people were killed and 489 were injured during a mass shooting in Las Vegas. Robin Gurwitch is a psychologist at Duke University Medical ...

Onyx, a ring-tailed lemur, looks out of his cage during Lemurpalooza at Duke Lemur Center in Durham, NC, on Saturday.

Lemurpalooza: Duke center aims to raise awareness for lemur care and conservation

By Olivia Slagle and Keely Hendricks | October 8

The Duke Lemur Center hosted its semiannual event, Lemurpalooza, Saturday.

World famous professor tells students about recent experiments

By Kayla Boswell | September 25

Renowned behavior economics professor Dan Ariely encouraged students to take risk in their education and invest in their future during his lecture at ...

Is nail polish the new cigarettes? Study finds chemical in nail polish can cause infertility

By Keely Hendricks | September 13

Nail polish and other household objects could be causing fertility problems, according to a new Duke University and Harvard University study.

Duke to increase employee minimum wage to $15 by 2019

By Becca Heilman | September 5

Duke University will increase its minimum wage to $15 per hour for all regular University and Health System staff by 2019, according to a university statement ...

Union victory at Duke sparks momentum for UNC worker's union

By Preston Lennon | August 29

“Everyone saw how the university pushed back against their campaign,” Abigail Lee said, referring to the legal battle between Duke and a collection ...

Duke removes Confederate statue at Chapel entrance

By Ana Irizarry | August 19

Duke University President Vincent Price ordered the removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee at the entrance of Duke Chapel — days after ...

Duke statue of Confederate general vandalized amid growing tensions

By Ana Irizarry | August 17

Duke University officials discovered a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee at Duke Chapel was defaced Thursday morning. University officials ...

Q&A with UNC Athletics' Mike Bunting

By Rachel Jones | July 25

Mike Bunting serves as UNC's Assistant Athletic Director for Facility Planning and Management, which means that he's currently very busy. UNC athletic ...

Photo Courtesy of Dan Sears/UNC-Chapel Hill

Paul Hardin leaves behind legacy of integrity

By Rachel Jones | July 9

On Saturday afternoon, the Senior Pastor of University United Methodist Church Justin Coleman began his New Testament reading for the memorial service ...

Lawyers bring legal expertise, outside accountability to UNC Title IX hearings

By Jenni Ciesielski | April 28

Though less than 1 percent of UNC students use non-student attorneys for Honor Court cases, outside attorneys prove more relevant in Title IX sexual assault ...

Khzir Khan, father of a Muslim American soldier and speaker at the Democratic National Convention spoke at Duke University Thursday about his experience in the election cycle.

Khizr Khan visits Duke's campus

By Bailey Aldridge | April 21

Inclusive globalism and a strong faith in personal values provided by equal protection and equal liberty — this is what Khizr Khan encouraged at a lecture ...